Recent Posts Tagged With terminiology

• Fertility and Chemical Exposure

  Posted on Monday February 1st, 2010 at 07:39 am in fertility terminiology flame retardants infertility infertility chemicals

  Photo by {Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester} There is a lot of speculation around what a woman should or should not be exposed to while trying to get pregnant. For example, caffeine consumption, tuna fish, processed sugars, and refined flours are all ...

• TCM school

  Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 am in TCM veterinary acupuncture chinese herbal medicine ocom terminiology

  Photo by seventeenstars It’s all over! I just finished my last NCCAOM (National Certificatoin Comission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) board exam (finally!), and now I wait for my license. It’s a really great feeling to know that ...

• Clinic Survival Guide

  Posted on Thursday September 11th, 2008 at 12:33 pm in TCM individuals veterinary acupuncture ocom terminiology

  My friend and recent OCOM graduate Andrew Schlabach, LAc, just finished printing an amazing acupuncture reference book called the “Clinic Survival Guide.”  It’s a complete book full of amazing acupuncture diagrams, and the informat...

• Interview with Anita Tadavarthy, MAcOM of Metis Clinics

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 01:01 am in TCM acupuncture portland ocom terminiology

  Anita Tadavarthy, MAcOM, of Metis Clinics 1. What brought you to Portland? My Nike job brought me to Portland. Previously, I had a career in finance & accounting. 2. Why did you decide to become an LAc? I wanted to be able to help people. 3. T...

• PanAfrican Acupuncture Project

  Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 05:41 pm in TCM portland veterinary acupuncture paap chinese herbal medicine

  I recently found out that my classmate Malaika Lumen is working with a great organization called the Pan African Acupuncture Project (PAAP). The Project is similar to the Barefoot Doctor program in China, and a large portion of the focus is on HIV/AI...

• Facial Acupuncture

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 11:06 pm in TCM acupuncture portland cosmetic acupuncture terminiology

  REUTERS/Mike Cassese A classmate of mine just informed me about a recent online article about facial acupuncture. Check it out here! Cosmetic acupuncture can be very helpful in treating wrinkles, sagging skin and fine lines. Small, thin needles (even...

• What Can TCM treat? Insect Bites

  Posted on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 04:36 pm in TCM insect bites bee stings chinese herbal medicine terminiology

  Photo by da100fotos Now that the sun has been out for at least a few weeks, flowers and fruits are at their full potential for natures cycle and our own enjoyment. Part of this flowering and producing process involves insects that many of us love to ...

• Herbs to Try: Gou Qi Zi

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 10:26 pm in TCM veterinary acupuncture chinese herbal medicine ocom terminiology

  Photo By * Beezy *Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry) Gou Qi Zi, also known as Chinese wolfberry, goji berry, or lycium fruit, is easily available in Portland at Asian food stores, New Seasons, and even Trader Joe’s has a goji berry trail mix. While there se...

• What Can TCM Treat? Insomnia

  Posted on Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 at 04:58 pm in TCM sleep disorders insomnia deepest health terminiology

  by leojmelsrub (My dog, Maggie, who easily sleeps at least 12-14 hours per day…) A good night’s sleep is a coveted time of rest and restoration. Often times you don’t know how much you missed it until you start to lose it. I’m...

• Diabetes Day…

  Posted on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 at 11:41 am in diabetes TCM american diabetes association terminiology pediatric diabetes

  Available at: www.iheartguts.com One year ago, my best friend’s daughter (let’s just call her my niece) was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent). She was 5. There is no history of diabetes in the family, and very little warn...

• The Society for Acupuncture Research

  Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 10:50 am in TCM sar sparc terminiology integrator blog

  The SAR logo: The Chinese characters depicted in the Society for Acupuncture Research logo represent the concepts of “Research”and “Clinical Practice.” The Society for Acupuncture Research is a non-profit organization whose ...

• Acupuncture Research in the News

  Posted on Tuesday September 25th, 2007 at 11:23 pm in individuals chinese herbal medicine ocom terminiology

  Photo from:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7011738.stm In light of my series about what acupuncture can treat, please check out these acupuncture articles making the news! CNN, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (the CBC), and the BBC a...

• What Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Treat? (part 1-Pain)

  Posted on Monday September 10th, 2007 at 04:29 pm in ocom terminiology

  Acupuncture Photo by: ExpertVillage.com This question comes up so much in clinics and with friends and family, that I decided the time has come to discuss it in a few posts. Several times during the course of my observation in school, IR...

• West Coast Acupuncture Schools

  Posted on Tuesday September 4th, 2007 at 01:06 am in terminiology

       As I am entering my internship at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in less than a week, I began to think about why I chose OCOM over other schools that were options to me in the northwest. Once I decided that my...

• Acupuncture Needles

  Posted on Wednesday August 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am in terminiology

  When you think of acupuncture needles, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Nails? Tacks? I understand that many people have an intense fear of needles, but the rumor I’d like to start spreading about acupuncture needles is o...